TAMPA (WFLA) – In 2017, Hurricane Irma, weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4, blew ashore on the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph. Yes, that was seven years ago, and it was a long ...

Hurricane Irma rapidly strengthened over warmer than normal ocean waters on Tuesday into a Category 5 storm with estimated wind speeds of 185 mph — the strongest ever measured in the Atlantic Ocean.

Saturday marks the fifth anniversary for Hurricane Irma in Southwest Florida. It's not something you celebrate, but it is something that you never forget because of the significant impact the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s been two years since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida. Irma was one of the strongest and costliest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Two year anniversary of ...

From its beginnings near the Cape Verde islands off the African coast, forecasters suspected Hurricane Irma would be a record-breaker. As the ferocious storm howled across the Caribbean and ...

"It also has the potential to significantly strain FEMA and other governmental resources occurring so quickly on the heels of (Hurricane) Harvey." A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland ...

Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, started slamming the southeastern Caribbean islands early Wednesday as a Category 5 storm with devastating winds ...

Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm early Monday after it barreled into Florida on Sunday, crashing through the Florida Keys before making a second landfall near Naples on the Gulf ...

Death and destruction was left in the storm's wake. — -- The worst of Hurricane Irma may be over, but the storm left plenty of destruction in its wake. Many Caribbean islands were hit the ...

As of Sept. 6, Irma was smaller than Katrina at its peak but much larger than Andrew, and its hurricane-force winds stretched about 100 miles across — roughly the width of Florida in many places.

To help you stay on top of the storm's development, Live Science has compiled everything you need to know, from tips on hurricane preparedness to Irma's latest forecasts and impacts, to the ...